Anticreeping tie-plate and rail-joint support.



` LJR. ZOLLINGER.. ANTIGREEPING TIE PLATE AND RAIL JOINT SUPPORT. APPLIUATION FILED Dzc.19,1908.

Patented May 11. 1909.

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a l l LUTHER R. ZOLLINGER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENSYLVANIA.

ANTICREEPING TIE-PLATE AND RAIL-JOIN T SUPPORT.

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Specification of Letters 1A atent.

Patented'may 1 1, 1909.

Application led December 19, 1908'. Serial No. 468,339.

To all whom it may concern: Beit known that I, LUTHER R. ZOLLINGER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Anticreeping Tie-Plate and Rail-Joint- Support, of which the following is a specification.

In the devices heretofore .employed for preventing the creeping of the rails, the anticreep-ing device hasvbeen anchored to a single tie, thereby necessitating the employment of a large number of these devices, each working individu ally.

The object of my present invention is to devise a novel construction of an anti-creeping tie plate and rail joint support, wherein the rail is suitably anchored to a lurality of ties, preferably three or more, wlfiereby the tendency of the rail to cree in the direction of the traffic is resisted by t 1e ballasted road bed between a plurality of ties through the tie plates and spikes and in turn through the bolts and splice bars and owing to the manner in which my novel construction of tie plate is adapted'to extend over a number of ties, the resistance to the tendency of the rails to creep is distributed over a large number or a plurality of cross ties, so that the cross ties will be the more securely held in their ballasted bed,`thereby preventing the shifting and bunching of the rails at the joint and maintaining the ties regularly spa-ced under all conditions which arise under traffic.

It further consists of a novel construction of an anti-creeping device which is adapted to support the rail joint and splice bars-at their weakest point and resist the shearing tendency and vertical motion at the rail ends by bridging between the ties, said tie plates being provided with means for holding the rail to gage so that the lapping of the rail ends is prevented and substantially the same line is maintained at the joint as is maintained through the body of the rail.

It further consists of a novel and simplified construction of an anti-creeping device comprising an integral piece of material adapted to protect the ties supporting the joint and revent the rail from creeping, the device eing so constructed that the extra fastening and locking devices usually employed in devices of this character are entirely dispensed with, the only fastening means engaging the anti-creeper being that which is ordinarily used to` fasten the rail to the cross ties, namely a driven or screw spike.

It further consists of a novel construction of anti-creeping device, comprising a plate having a longitudinall extending, depending ange adapted to he embedded in each tie, said plate having on its rail supporting surface a rib against which the base flange of the -rail abuts, said tie plate being adapted to receive suitable spikes or fastening devices which pass therethrough into engagement with the different cross ties and also through the splice bars, whereby the tie plate and the rail is suitably anchored to a plurality of cross ties so that the resistance of the ballasted bed between la number of ties is em ployed to prevent the creeping of the rail, whereby the labor necessary to respace the cross tie, tamp the ties and firmly place them on a new foundation is entirely obviated.

It further consists of other novel features of construction, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in the4 accompanying drawing a preferred embodiment thereof which have found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the several instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be.

variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein set forth.

Figure 1 represents a sectional view of an anti-creeping tie plate and rail joint su port embodying my invention, the same eing shown in assembled position with respect to the rail and the sectionbeing taken on line a-a', Fig. 2. F ig.2 represents a side elevation of my device in assembled position and showing in addition a portion of the ballasted bed between the cross ties. Fig. 3 repre sents a side elevation of my novel construc- Y tion of tie plate. Fig. 4i represents a plan view of my novel construction of tic plate showing the manner in which the sami` is lQ- cated on a plurality of cross ties.

Similar numerals of reference indicato corresponding' parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates a tie plate embodying my invention, the length of this plate being suc-l1 that it extmids over two or more or prefer-ably four cross tres 2. The tie plate l on its under surface is provided with a longitudinally extending depending rib or flange 3 which, [as indicated most clearly in Fig; 1,*is adapted to be'seated on the different cross ties2 and thereby' re-' 4 designates a rail flange engagingv abut? ment, on the rail supporting surface 2 of theY tie plate, said flange preferably extending longitudinally of the ltie plate from one vend to the other end thereof. The-outer face of the flange 4 is `preferably beveled as is indicated at 6. V .A i 7 designates apertures passing through the fiange4, said apertures being located at suitabledistances apart in order that when the vrtie plate is placed in proper position over the cross ties, each aperture 7 will be located above a cross tie.. p y t y 8 designates apertures through the tie y plate on one side of the flange 4, in order that the ends of the tie plate may be securel anchored to the-cross ties thereunder be ore a rail has been spiked into place. 9 designates apertures throu h the tie i plate near each end thereof and ocated on the other side of the flange 4, said apertures being adapted to receive suitable spikes, so that when the fastening devices have been placed in the apertures 8 and 9, the tie plate will be securely anchored to the cross ties located at each end 'of said tie plate.

1.0 designates apertures adapted toreceive the spikes and Iwhich are located at such d is'- tances apart that each of said` holes will be above one of the cross ties when the tie plate is in position. lIt will be 'seen that 4the aper tures8 and 9 ateach end. of the'tie plate are in staggered relation with each other or lo- 40 cated in different transverse planes and the apertures 7 and 10 through which spikes pass lto secure the rails and tie plate in position,l

are also located in different planes. It will thusl be seen that the apertures for the fastening devices in the tie plate are located in such a manner as to give the best results Without weakening the strength of such tie plate.

suitably secured together by means of the splice bars 13 through which latter andthey web of the rail )asses suitable fastening devices, such as bo ts 14 provided with suitable nuts y The splice bars 13 are preferably so constructed that they contact with the-base flan es of the rail-and theunder side of the rail leads.

*17 designates Ithe spikes, it being noted that certain of these spikes pass through the splice bars 13 and through the a ertures 7 and. 1() inthe tie plate 1. It wil be noted that lin the'present instance the rib 3 on the under side of the tie plate 5 is shown as being prefera'd-y in the same place and extending tion, the lia v v every case reduced to a m1n1mum,and 1n lthe.

4 11 and 12 designate adjoining rails, the 50 abutting or juxtaposed ends ofwhich are in the same directionasctherail engaging flange 4 onthe rail supporting surface of this tieplate," but it is to eunderstod that the Vlo'ca'ti'or'rofthis ange 3 may-ber varied without departing from the spiritor scope of my invention.

My' novel construction of ltie plate and rail support vcan be used with great economy over the differentconstructions of tie'plat'es, heretoforeemployed'inzithis art, wherein each in- 75 dividual tie plate was anchored to but a single tie, since myl dev-ice .is anchoredgtfany desired `number Aof ties, as ,preferably four, and receives the resistance of the ballastlk between saidpties and each crossr tie and the` fastening devices on'said cross tie coraetfwitlif each other to erform their function and maintain the rai ink a betterline through the L? joint and the surface of the wooden ties isi` protected over their entire face from the abrasions of the rail, as will be evident to-those',I` skilled in this art. n f' l It will be apparent that in order forl the', rail to creep in cases where my present def vice is employed, it will be necessary not only for the tie plate and the pluralityof ties to which such tie plate is secured to shift from' their normal position, but theballast bed be-i: tween a plurality of cross ties must alsoy shift".` from its normal position before any` move-* ment of the rail will be permitted',V wherefrom it will be a parent that by'mynovel inven-V.

lbility of the rail to creep will be in L great majorityof cases under normal or ordi-` A nary I,traffic conditions, entirely.l obviated/,rii and sofar as I am aware I am thefirsty tolproif.'L duce a concrete, unitary` structure possessing; thefeatures; of novelty and advantage here#` inbefore set forth. f'

my present invention as adapted to engage@ l and cooperate with four ties, since I have found in practice that this' construction gives f excellent results,`by reason of the fact that'llO the device is nicely and mechanically balanced by the ends ofthe tie plate being Se-rg: cured, to the two outer ties as indicated, while the two inner ties serve in conjunction with the central portionofthe Vtievplate,jlr15 splice bars and theiradjuncts, to'properly@ sustain the splice bars'andtheir adjuncts. it"- will be evident that if desired, I may pro-v long the tie plate sufficiently to engage siX or more ties instead' of four or less without de''f1"20 and adapting a tie plate of sullcientlength- 5^ to extend over a plurality of ties so as to pro- 'fl tect the surfaces of said plurality of the ties y and to efficiently and practically support the 'f splice bars and the abutting ends of t 1e rails, V130 il 0 5 It will be apparent that while I have shown-y in the manner of assembling and fastening` said fastening devices passing through the K the combination of four ties, a tie plate supa pair of rails, means for securing the meeting so that in conjunction with the ballast a lasting and efficient anti-creeping tie plate and rail joint support is attained, which so far as I am aware, las no counterpart in the prior art, and whileit is apparent to those skilled in the art that slight changes may be made the tie plate splice bars and rails to thecrossties, I reserve to myself the right to make all such changes as will come within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1,. The combination of four ties, ballast therebetween, a tie t plate supported upon said ties, and having the oppositely located openings 8 and 9 for securing the ends of said p ateto the outer ties, a rail flange engaging abutment 4, said tie plate having four openings 7 therein, extending through said abutment, and the four opposi'tely located openings 10, a tie engagingV flange 3 in thesanie vertical plane as the abutment 4, the meeting ends of a pair of rails supported upon said plate, splice bars for said rails, fastening devices for said rails and splice bars,`certain of openings 7 and both ofsaid flanges and fastening devices common to said splice bars, tieplate and two intermediate ties.

2. .In a device of the character described,

ported on the upper surfaces of said ties and avmg' an upper and lower longitudinally extending flange in the same vertical plane,

ends of said rails,l upon said tie plate, said means includin fastening devices passing through'both ogs'aid flanges and `means for securing the outer and intermediate port-ions 3. As an improved article of manufacture,

an anticreeping tie plate and rail joint support of suiiicient length to engage a plurality of ties, a longitudinally extending flange 4 on the top of said tie plate and a longitudinally depending tie engaging flange projecting from the bottom of said tie plate, said flanges being fn the same vertical plane, a plurality of oppositely arranged openings 8 and 9 at the opposite endsof said tie plate for enabling the latter to be secured to the outer ties, a plurality of openings 7 extending throu h said flange 4 for enabling the rail bases to ie secured in position, said openings 7 assing through bothof said flanges and a p urality .I

of oppositely located interniediately of said openings 9.

4. As an improved article of manufacture,

an anticreeping tie plate and rail joint support consisting of a base or body portion of sufficient length to engage a plurality of ties, a longitudinally extending flange on the top l,of said tie plate, forming an abutment for the bases'of the rails supported thereby, and a 'depending longitudinally extending flange Y projecting from the bottom of said tie plate and adapted, to engage said plurality of ties, said tie' plate having at its' outer extremities, a plurality of openings 7, 8, 9 and 10, through whichfastening devices are adapted to pass to engage the outer ties upon which said tie plate is adapted to be supported and said tie plate also having the pairs 'of intermediate openings 10 arranged openings 7 and 10 adapted to receive fastenof said tie plate to the two outer and the two intermediate ties respectively.

E. HAYWARD FAIRBANKs, C. D. Mol` AY.

portion of said tie plate, and 

